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Star & Champion Swing Instructors

PARTIAL LIST for 2011
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Benny Corpos
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

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Ben Morris ( New Years)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

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Brenda Koster
"John and Brenda Koster"
Sacramento, California, U.S.A.

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Chris Jones
Oregon, U.S.A.

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Chuck Brown
"Reno Dance Sensation"
U.S.A.

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Donnie Carl
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.

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Gary Jobst
Chief Judge

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Ian Kirkconnell
Canada

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Jay Byam
Ventura, California, U.S.A.

Owner and founder of People Who Dance.

Studied music and dance at CSUH, Jay is a GSTA certified dance instructor and a UCWDC certified judge. He has been in music and dance for 20 years.

Jay teaches classes from San Diego to Atlanta, Georgia and to Calgary, Canada. He also enjoys teaching special workshops in Swing, Two-Step, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Lindy, and Jitter Bug. He is also well known for his classes that are essential to dancers: Timing, Rhythm & Phrasing, Teachers Training, and Lead & Follow Technique classes.

In 1992 Jay created New Year's Swing Dance Championships Dance Camp & Summer Dance Camp. Jay is currently the director and owner of both the Summer Dance Camp & New Years Dance Camp and New Years Salsa Extravaganza. In October of 2000 Jay was the Coordinator for the Northwest Regional Swing Dance Championships and in Oct 2002 & 2003 in Spokane. In May 2003 Jay co-hosted the Instructors Training Seminars at the Los Angeles Salsa Congress.

Jay is the director and choreographer for the “SWINGMEISTERS” Swing & Salsa dance team. Through his school of dance, Jay has been teaching Swing and Salsa in Ventura County and supported dancers around the world.

In his spare time Jay enjoys tuna and marlin fishing and free diving off his small boat just off shore from his home in Ventura and in Baja. So if ya wanna catch some great fish or just fun in the sun, call Jay.

John Koster
"John and Brenda Koster"
Sacramento, U.S.A.

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Kyle Redd
"Kyle & Sarah"
International

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Luis Crespo
San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.A.

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Myles Munroe
"Myles and Tessa"
Canada / International

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Sarah Vann Drake
"Kyle & Sarah"
U.S.A. / International

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Tessa Cunningham
"Myles and Tessa"
Canada / International

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Victoria Tolonen
Bend, Oregon, U.S.A.

With a background in competitive skating, cheering, theater, jazz, hip hop, and ballroom, Victoria's style is crisp and technique-driven. She started dancing ballroom at University of Oregon in 1993 and was a member of the first Salsa performance group in Oregon, Ritmo Latino, spreading Salsa throughout the State. In 1997-1998 she toured the US and Europe with a musical, Up With People, as a principal dancer and (unfortunately) a singer. She has travelled to every continent (except Antarctica as penguins don't dance) and she's danced Salsa from Sweden to Beijing to Ecuador. She is the sole Salsa and Swing instructor, promoter, and dj in Central Oregon, cross-pollinating her Salsa dancers with West Coast Swing musicality. Her teaching style is clear and she teaches at Salsa/Swing events along the west coast, focusing on techniqe, timing, and connection rather than flashy moves. For her desk job, she is a real estate broker in booming Bend, Oregon.